Tom Cotton, a Republican, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Republican seat. Tom Cotton, a Republican, has taken $1,100,312 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Hallie Shoffner, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one Libertarian.
Key issues in Arkansas
Major issues facing Arkansas, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Citizenship voting amendment — Issue 1 would write a citizenship requirement for voting into the state constitution.
Gun rights amendment — Issue 2 would expand the state constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Economic development districts — Issue 3 would let the legislature create tax-backed economic development districts.
Water infrastructure bonds — Issue 4 asks voters to authorize $500 million in water infrastructure bonds.
AIPAC-linked $1,100,312FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$6,233,117 raised · $3,752,101 spent · $9,931,885 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Strong military, secure border, lower taxes, defense investments, and law and order for Arkansas
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Tom Cotton R
Hallie Shoffner D
Jeff Wadlin L
Raised
$6.2M
$2.3M
$29K
Individuals
$3.2M51%
$2.2M99%
$8K27%
PACs & parties
$1.2M19%
$20K1%
$0
Self-funded
$0
$0
$21K73%
Other
$1.9M30%
$1K0%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$1.1M
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Tom Cotton3934 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$6.2M
Campaign spent$3.8M
Cash on hand$9.9M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals51%
PACs / committees19%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Party committee$62K
Individual$14K
Individual$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
AIPAC's PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
PAC$10K
Showing the 50 biggest of 3934 donors. The other 3884 gave $3.3M combined.
Plus $559K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.